I went hiking on Saturday with a friend of mine, in a place called Quicksilver Park. We started hiking at about 7am, in a nice fog. After climbing a couple hundred feet we emerged from the fog. We hiked way up to the top of a hill and looked down on the valley below. It was beautiful - a thick blanket of fog was resting gently on everthing, and the sun was shining down on all. That view was worth getting up for on my day off. I'm glad I took a camera along. I am very thankful that I live in a place where I can get away from the city whenever I want to.
Yeah, we have some nice hills around here, and some nice wildlife. We (same friend as above) saw a bobcat a couple weeks ago. He was hiding in some tall grass, and I didn't see him until my friend pointed him out. We walked by him and he looked almost like a regular domestic cat. However, when he stood up and bounded away I could tell he was larger. He disappeared into the tall grass and trees. We saw a lot of deer that day, too - two or three of them had nice antler sets. I've noticed that I tend to see more wildlife toward late afternoon and evening. When we hiked up in the morning on Saturday we saw several rabbits. I've seen turkey up there, too. A few months ago we saw a large rattler in the same hills. They say there are mountain lions, but I've never seen one.
Get out there and climb your mountain!
bIsh
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